In less time than it took for her to pay at a gas pump, a thief snatched her purse from her front seat and drove away with it.

And she had no clue, according to a surveillance video recorded at Sun Gas Chevron at 7191 N. State Road 7 in Parkland.

The purse-snatching in late September wasn't as dramatic as last month when a woman at a Dania Beach gas station threw herself onto the windshield of a Cadillac that had a thief with her purse in it. The driver ran over the woman's foot after making a sharp turn that sent her tumbling to the pavement.

Still, both incidents are reminders of what public safety officials have long said: Keep valuables out of sight, lock your vehicle's doors when pumping gas and, most of all — pay attention to what's happening around you.

Investigators urge anyone with information about the crime to contact Detective Juan Hierrezuelo at 954-753-5050. Anonymous tips can be made to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org.